Packages and inbuilt classes of java

Chapter 9

Packages

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Introduction


Package :

Packages are java`s way of grouping a veriety of
classes and/or interfaces together.

Java API packages :

java API provides a large number of classes
grouped into different packages according to
functionality.

Frequently used API packages are as under.

Package Contents
Name
Language support classes. These are classes that java
compiler itself uses and therefore they are automatically
Java.lang
imported. They include classes for primitive types, strings,
math functions, threads and exceptions.
Language utility classes such as vectors, hash tables,
Java.util
random numbers, date, etc.
Input/output support classes. They provide facilities for
Java.io
the input and output of the data.
Set of classes for implementing graphical user interface.
Java.awt They include classes for windows, buttons, lists, menus
and so on.
Classes for networking. They include classes for
Java.net communicating with local computers as well as with
internet servers.

Java.applet Classes for creating and implementing applets.

Syntax for import packages is as under

import packagename.classname;
or
import packagename.*;

These are known as import statements and
must appear at the top of the file, before any file
declaration as you can see in our few examples.
Here import is a keyword.

The first statement allows the specified
class in the specified package to be imported.

EX :

import java.awt.Color;
double y = java.lang.Math.sqrt(x);

Here lang is a package, Math is a class and sqrt
is a method.
For create new package you can write...
package firstPackage;
public class Firstclass
{
..................
body of class
.................
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Vector Class


Vector class :

The Vector class is one of the most important in
all of the Java class libraries. We cannot expand the
size of a static array.

We may think of a vector as a dynamic array
that automatically expands as more elements are
added to it.

All vectors are created with some initial
capacity.


When space is needed to accommodate more
elements, the capacity is automatically increased.
That is why vectors are commonly used in java
programming.


This class provides the following

constructors:
Vector()
Vector(int n)
Vector(int n, int delta)

The first form creates a vector with an initial
capacity of ten elements.

The second form creates a vector with an
initial capacity of n elements.


The third form creates a vector with an initial
capacity of n elements that increases by delta elements
each time it needs to expand.


import java.util.*;
public class Vector_Demo
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
int i;
Vector v = new Vector();
v.addElement(new Integer(10));
v.addElement(new Float(5.5f));
v.addElement(new String("Hi"));
v.addElement(new Long(2500));
v.addElement(new Double(23.25));
System.out.println(v);
String s = new String("Bhagirath");
v.insertElementAt(s,1);
System.out.println(v);
v.removeElementAt(2);
System.out.println(v); Output :
for(i=0;i<5;i++)
{

}
System.out.println(v.elementAt(i));
Bhagirath
}
} Hi
2500
23.25

Random Class


The Random class allows you to generate
random double, float, int, or long numbers.

This can be very helpful if you are building a
simulation of a real-world system.

This class provides the following constructors.

Random()
Random(long start)

Here, start is a value to initialize the random
number generator.

Method Description

Double
Returns a random double value.
nextDouble()

Float nextFloat() Returns a random float value.

Returns a random double value. Numbers obtained from
Double
repeated calls to this method have a Gaussian distribution
nextGaussian()
with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.

Int nextInt() Returns a random int value.

Long nextLong() Returns a random long value.

Method Description

import java.util.*;
public class Random_Demo
{
{
Random ran = new Random();
for(int i = 0; i<5;i++)
{
System.out.println(ran.nextInt());
}
}
}

Output :

64256704
1265771787
-1962940029
1372052


Date Class


Date class :

The Date classes encapsulate information about
a specific date and time.

It provides the following constructors.
Date()
Date(long msec)

Here, the first form returns an object that
represent the current date and time.

The second form returns an object that
represents the date and time msec in milliseconds after

Method Description

Boolean Returns true if d is after the current date.
after(Date d) Otherwise, returns false.
Boolean Returns true if d is before the current date.
before(Date d) Otherwise, returns false.
Boolean Returns true if d has the same value as the
equals(Date d) current date. Otherwise, returns false.
Returns the number of milliseconds since the
Long getTime()
epoch.
Void setTime Sets the date and time of the current object to
(long msec) represent msec milliseconds since the epoch.
String
Returns the string equivalent of the date.
toString()

import java.util.*;
public class Date_Demo
{
{
Date dt = new Date();
System.out.println(dt);

Date epoch = new Date(0);
System.out.println(epoch);
}
}

Output :

Fri May 25 00:04:06 IST 2012
Thu Jan 01 05:30:00 IST 1970


import java.util.Date;
public class date2
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{

Date d1 = new Date(); Output :
try
{ First Date : Fri May 25 00:06:46 IST 2012
Thread.sleep(1000);
} Second Date : Fri May 25 00:06:47 IST
catch(Exception e){}
2012
Date d2 = new Date();
Is second date after first ? : true
System.out.println("First Date : " + d1);
System.out.println("Second Date : " + d2);
System.out.println("Is second date after first ? : " + d2.after(d1));

}
}


import java.util.*;
public class date3
{
{
Date date = new Date();
System.out.println("Date is : " + date);
System.out.println("Milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT : " + date.getTime());
Date epoch = new Date(0);
date.setTime(10000);
System.out.println("Time after 10 second " + epoch);
System.out.println("Time after 10 second " + date);
String st = date.toString();
System.out.println(st);
}
}
Output :

Date is : Fri May 25 00:12:52 IST 2012
Milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT :
1337884972842
Time after 10 second Thu Jan 01 05:30:00 IST 1970
Thu Jan 01 05:30:10 IST 1970

Calendar & Gregorian class


The Calendar class allows you to interpret date
and time information.

This class defines several integer constants that
are used when you get or set components of the
calendar. These are listed here.


AM AM_PM APRIL

AUGUST DATE DAY_OF_MONTH

DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_M
DAY_OF_WEEK DAY_OF_YEAR
ONTH

DECEMBER DST_OFFSET ERA

FEBRUARY FIELD_COUNT FRIDAY

HOUR HOUR_OF_DAY JANUARY

JULY JUNE MARCH

MAY MILLISECOND MINUTE

MONDAY MONTH NOVEMBER

OCTOBER PM SATURADAY

SECOND SEPTEMBER SUNDAY

THURSDAY TUESDAY UNDERIMBER

WEDNESDAY WEEK_OF_MONTH WEEK_OF_YEAR

The Calendar class
does not have public
constructors. Instead,
you may use the static
YEAR ZONE_OFFSET
getInstance() method
to obtain a calendar
initialized to the
current date and time.

One of its forms is shown here:

Calendar getInstance()


import java.util.Calendar;
public class Cal1
{
{
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();

System.out.println("DATE is : " + cal.get(cal.DATE));
System.out.println("YEAR is : " + cal.get(cal.YEAR));
System.out.println("MONTH is : " + cal.get(cal.MONTH));
System.out.println("DAY OF WEEK is : " + cal.get(cal.DAY_OF_WEEK));
System.out.println("WEEK OF MONTH is : " + cal.get(cal.WEEK_OF_MONTH));
System.out.println("DAY OF YEAR is : " + cal.get(cal.DAY_OF_YEAR));
System.out.println("DAY OF MONTH is : " + cal.get(cal.DAY_OF_MONTH));
System.out.println("WEEK OF YEAR is : " + cal.get(cal.WEEK_OF_YEAR));
System.out.println("HOUR is : " + cal.get(cal.HOUR));
System.out.println("MINUTE is : " + cal.get(cal.MINUTE));
System.out.println("SECOND is : " + cal.get(cal.SECOND));
System.out.println("DAY OF WEEK IN MONTH is : " +
cal.get(cal.DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH));
System.out.println("Era is : " + cal.get(cal.ERA));
System.out.println("HOUR OF DAY is : " + cal.get(cal.HOUR_OF_DAY));
System.out.println("MILLISECOND : " + cal.get(cal.MILLISECOND));
System.out.println("AM_PM : " + cal.get(cal.AM_PM));// Returns 0 if AM and 1 if PM
}
}


Output :

Date is : Fri May 25 00:21:14 IST 2012
Milliseconds since January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT :
1337885474477
Thu Jan 01 05:30:10 IST 1970


The GregorianCalendar class is a subclass of
Calendar.

It provides the logic to manage date and time
information according to the rules of the Gregorian
calendar.

This class provides following constructors:

GregorianCalendar()
GregorianCalendar(int year, int month, int date)
GregorianCalendar(int year, int month, int date, int
hour, int minute, int sec)

GregorianCalendar(int year, int month, int
date, int hour, int minute)


The first form creates an object initialized with
the current date and time.

The other forms allow you to specify how
various date and time components are initialized.

The class provides all of the method defined by
Calendar and also adds the isLeapYear() method
shown here:
Boolean isLeapYear() This method returns true if the
current year is a leap year. Otherwise, it returns false.


import java.util.*;
public class gcal1 Output :
{
Era is : 1
{ HOUR OF DAY is : 0
GregorianCalendar c1 = new GregorianCalendar() ;
MILLISECOND : 780
System.out.println("DATE is : " + c1.get(c1.DATE)); AM_PM : 0
System.out.println("YEAR is : " + c1.get(c1.YEAR));
System.out.println("MONTH is : " + c1.get(c1.MONTH));
System.out.println("DAY OF WEEK is : " + c1.get(c1.DAY_OF_WEEK));
System.out.println("WEEK OF MONTH is : " + c1.get(c1.WEEK_OF_MONTH));
System.out.println("DAY OF YEAR is : " + c1.get(c1.DAY_OF_YEAR));
System.out.println("DAY OF MONTH is : " + c1.get(c1.DAY_OF_MONTH));
System.out.println("WEEK OF YEAR is : " + c1.get(c1.WEEK_OF_YEAR));
System.out.println("HOUR is : " + c1.get(c1.HOUR));
System.out.println("MINUTE is : " + c1.get(c1.MINUTE));
System.out.println("SECOND is : " + c1.get(c1.SECOND));
System.out.println("DAY OF WEEK IN MONTH is : " +
c1.get(c1.DAY_OF_WEEK_IN_MONTH));
System.out.println("Era is : " + c1.get(c1.ERA));
System.out.println("HOUR OF DAY is : " + c1.get(c1.HOUR_OF_DAY));
System.out.println("MILLISECOND : " + c1.get(c1.MILLISECOND));
System.out.println("AM_PM : " + c1.get(c1.AM_PM));// Returns 0 if AM and 1 if PM */
}
}


Math Class


Math Class :

For scientific and engineering calculations, a
variety of mathematical functions are required.

Java provides these functions in the Math class
available in java.lang package.

The methods defined in Math class are given
following:


Method Description

Double
Returns the sine value of angle x in radians.
sin(double x)

Double
Returns the cosine value of the angle x in radians
cos(double x)

Double
Returns the tangent value of the angle x in radians
tan(double x)

Double
Returns angle value in radians for arcsin of x
asin(double x)
Double
Returns angle value in radians for arcos of x
acos(double x)
Double
Returns angle value in radians for arctangent of x
atan(double x)

Double
Returns exponential value of x
exp(double x)
Double
Returns the natural logarithm of x
log(double x)
Double
pow(double x, Returns x to the power of y
double y)

Double
Returns the square root of x
sqrt(double x)

Int abs(double
Returns absolute value of n
n)
Double Returns the smallest wholoe number greater than or
ceil(double x) equal to x
Double Returns the largest whole number less than or equal
floor(double x) to x

Int max(int n, int
Returns the maximum of n and m
m)
Int min(int n, int
Returns the minimum of n and m
m)
Double
Returns the rounded whole number of x
rint(double x)
Int round(float
Returns the rounded int value of x
x)
Long
Returns the rounded int value of x
round(double x)
Double
Returns a random value between 0 and 1.0
random()
Double
toRandians(dou Converts the angle in degrees to radians
ble angle)
Double
toDegrees(doubl Converts the angle in radians to degrees

public class Angles
{
{
double theta = 120.0;
System.out.println(theta + " degrees is " + Math.toRadians(theta) + " radians.");
theta = 1.312;
System.out.println(theta + " radians is " + Math.toDegrees(theta) + " degrees.");
}
}

Output :

120.0 degrees is 2.0943951023931953
radians.
1.312 radians is 75.17206272116401
degrees.


Hashtable


Hashtable is a part of the java.util library and is
a concrete implementation of a dictionary.

(Dictionary is a class that represents a key/value
storage repository. Given a key and value, you can
store the value in a Dictionary object. Once the value
is stored, you can retrieve it by using its key.)

Hashtable stores key/value pairs in a hash table.
When using a Hashtable, you specify an object that is
used as a key, and the value that you want to link to
that key.


The key is then hashed, and the resulting hash
code is used as the index at which the value is stored
within the table.

The Hashtable constructors are shown here:
Hashtable()
Hashtable(int size)

The first constructor is the default constructor.
The second constructor creates a hash table that
has an initial size specified by size.

The methods available with Hashtable are

Method Description

Void clear() Resets and empties the hash table.
Boolean
Returns true if some key equals to key exists within
containsKey(Obj
the hash table. Returns false if the key isn’t found.
ect key)
Boolean Returns true if some value equal to value exists
containsValue(O within the hash table. Returns false if the value isn’t
bject value) found.
Enumeration Returns an enumeration of the values contained in
elements( ) the hash table.
Returns the object that contains the value associated
Object
with key. If key is not in the hash table, a null object is
get(Object key)
returned.
Boolean Returns true if the hash table is empty; Returns false
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Enumeration Returns an enumeration of the keys contained in the
keys( ) hash table.
Object
put(Object key Inserts a key and a value into the hash table.
Object value)
Object Removes key and its value. Returns the value
remove(Object associated with key. If key is not in the hash table, a
key) null object is returned.
Int size( ) Returns the number of entries in the hash table.

String toString( ) Returns the string equivalent of a hash table.

Enumeration Returns an enumeration of the keys contained in the
keys( ) hash table.
Object
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import java.util.*;
public class hash1
{
{
Hashtable marks = new Hashtable();
Enumeration names;
Enumeration emarks;
String str;
int nm;

// Checks wheather the hashtable is empty
System.out.println("Is Hashtable empty " + marks.isEmpty());
marks.put("Ram", 58);
marks.put("Laxman", 88);
marks.put("Bharat", 69);
marks.put("Krishna", 99);
marks.put("Janki", 54);

// Creates enumeration of keys
names = marks.keys();
while(names.hasMoreElements())
{
str = (String) names.nextElement();
System.out.println(str + ": " + marks.get(str));
}

/*
nm = (Integer) marks.get("Janki");
marks.put("Janki", nm+15);
System.out.println("Janki's new marks: " + marks.get("Janki"));

// Creates enumeration of values
emarks = marks.elements();
while(emarks.hasMoreElements())
{
nm = (Integer) emarks.nextElement();
System.out.println(nm);
}

// Number of entries in a hashtable
System.out.println("The number of entries in a table are " + marks.size());

// Checking wheather the element available

System.out.println("The element is their " + marks.containsValue(88));
*/
// Removing an element from hashtable


System.out.println("========");
marks.remove("Bharat");
names = marks.keys();
while(names.hasMoreElements())
{
str = (String) names.nextElement();
System.out.println(str + ": " + marks.get(str));
}
// Returning an String equivalent of the Hashtable

System.out.println("String " + marks.toString());
// Emptying hashtable

marks.clear();
}
}
Output :
Laxman: 88
Janki: 54
Ram: 58
String {Krishna=99, Laxman=88, Janki=54,
Ram=58}
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